UDES 3

Reading Workshop 2

Name:_:____iq______Date:____________
Before reading

A. Look up the following words in your dictionary.

outside church choir during near alone ski after early because before

Outside: afuera

Church: Iglesias

Choir: Coro

During: Durante

Near: cerca

Alone: solo

Ski: esquiar

After: despues

Early: temprano

Because: porque before: antes

B. Find the words from the box above in the following crossword puzzle:

O U T S R I D E C H U R
C H O E C D U R Y N G E
S K T A H S K Y N E G A
B F O R U A L O N I N R
A E A L R Y B E C E I L
R I O H C H S K A B R I
B E F O H U E R O T U S
E N O L A B E R O F D K
C H U C H D U R O S K Y
H C E A E A R L Y F K C
O B E D I S T U O B E I
I E A L O O N E S K Y B
While reading

Read the following text and complete it with the words from the box in the Before reading section:

Mary has a lot of hobbies and interests. She usually gets up _ early__ so she can run ___before___ work. She doesn't
often have time to ____ski____, but she occasionally goes on Saturdays ____during___ the winter. Mary often rides a
horse at a stable ____ near___ her home. She sometimes goes ____after ____ work, but she usually goes horseback
riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to ____ choir____ practice on Wednesday evenings and sings in
___ church___ on Sundays. She doesn't have much extra money, so she rarely goes to concerts in the city. She seldom
watches TV ___because___ she likes doing things ____outside ___. She usually goes to the gym if it's raining outside.
She isn't often ___alone __ because she has a lot of friends. She occasionally does something alone, but she usually
does her activities with one of her friends. She's a happy woman!

Taken and adapted from: http://www.edustation.me/learn/english/texts/everyday-life/tinas-interests/

After reading

A. Write True or False in front of each of the following sentences according to the previous text:

1. Mary never rides a horse at a stable near her home. 2. Mary rarely goes to concerts in the city.
____false______ ____true______
3. Mary sometimes goes to choir practice on 4. Mary always does everything alone. ____false______
Wednesday. ____false______

5. Mary seldom watches TV. ____true______ 6. Mary occasionally gets up early. __false________

7. Mary always sings in church on Saturdays. 8. Mary usually goes to the gym if it's raining outside.
__false________ ____true______

9. Mary occasionally goes skiing on Saturdays during the 10. Mary never goes horseback riding on Sundays.
summer. ___false_______ ____false______

B. Write the answers to the following questions with COMPLETE sentences:

1. How often do you come to school from Monday to Friday?

 From Monday to Friday I come to the university in the morning

2. How often do you come to school on Saturday?

 On Saturday I always come to the University for English Class

3. How often do you go the movies?

 I go to the cinema once to week

4. How often do you exercise?

 I never do anything about exercise

5. How often do you watch TV?

 I don’t like watch TV

C. Write the answers to the following questions in your notebook with COMPLETE sentences:

1. How often does your classmate come to school from Monday to Friday?

He come from Monday to Friday in the morning.

2. How often does your classmate come to school on Saturday?

He comes to the university all the Saturdays for English class.

3. How often does your classmate go the movies?

He goes to the movies twice a week.

4. How often does your classmate exercise?

He does exercise once a weekend.

5. How often does your classmate watch TV?

He watches TV once a month.